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Earthquakes in New Mexico

In the last 30 days there were 44 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in New Mexico, and 2 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 4.0, 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico, on 2026-10-11.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in New Mexico

Last 24 hours2
Last 7 days14
Last 30 days44
Last year335
Last 5 years1,620

M1+ in the last 7 days: 73. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in New Mexico

620 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in New Mexico in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Jun 2025, with 56.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in New Mexico

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in New Mexico in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
2.6	37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico	depth 8 km	Oct 26, 19:38 UTC
2.6	58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 26, 10:09 UTC
2.5	23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico	depth 10 km	Oct 22, 05:48 UTC
2.6	16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 21, 18:53 UTC
2.7	20 km SW of Lovington, New Mexico	depth 7 km	Oct 21, 09:34 UTC
2.6	16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 21, 09:33 UTC
2.5	57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 21, 09:07 UTC
2.8	57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico	depth 7 km	Oct 21, 03:05 UTC
3.0	22 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico	depth 2 km	Oct 20, 15:56 UTC
2.9	17 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 20, 14:23 UTC
2.5	15 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 20, 12:48 UTC
2.6	16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 7 km	Oct 20, 12:25 UTC
2.6	16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 8 km	Oct 20, 12:22 UTC
2.7	16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 7 km	Oct 20, 06:29 UTC
2.7	16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 7 km	Oct 19, 18:24 UTC
2.8	17 km SW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 8 km	Oct 19, 18:11 UTC
3.3	23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico	depth 7 km	Oct 19, 17:25 UTC
2.6	18 km SW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 19, 03:42 UTC
2.7	17 km SW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 7 km	Oct 19, 01:37 UTC
2.6	18 km SW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 19, 00:54 UTC
2.7	18 km SW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 19, 00:52 UTC
2.6	16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico	depth 7 km	Oct 18, 20:02 UTC
2.9	57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico	depth 7 km	Oct 18, 19:30 UTC
2.7	21 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico	depth 4 km	Oct 17, 00:23 UTC
2.5	22 km W of Carlsbad, New Mexico	depth 6 km	Oct 16, 23:35 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in New Mexico, answered

Was there an earthquake in New Mexico today?

Yes. USGS recorded 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in New Mexico in the last 24 hours. The table above lists the latest with times and depths.

How many earthquakes does New Mexico have each year?

Over the last five years there were 1,620 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in New Mexico, an average of 324 a year. 335 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in New Mexico in five years?

A magnitude 5.4 on May 4, 2025, 01:47 UTC, 59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. See this earthquake

An earthquake belongs to the state USGS names in its location. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Cities

Cities in New Mexico

Earthquakes within 100 km of cities in New Mexico
City	Last year	Last 5 years
Hobbs	53	154
Carlsbad	333	2357